... without even trying to make sense of them; the "itch" sound, as in, sandwich, itch and snatched, were examples of such words. Later in the book she read similar sounding words with greater ease after we discussed the "itch" sound. It also helped if I asked "Have we read other words ... word. Words that gave her similar trouble also included; guaranteed, guffawed, bungled, schemer and cautiously. In my opinion, Kara has demonstrated consistent trouble with decoding. With some of her trouble coming from similar sounding words it would be a good idea, if this was a primary concern, to focus...

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• Grade Level: High School